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| Metformin use for acute Covid infection | |
| By: gv_twiitterpated Date: January 7, 2025, 4:45 pm | |
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| Metformin is a diabetes drug that has shown to be an effective | |
| antiviral and Long-Covid preventative in patients with an active | |
| Covid infection. Here is some of the data I've compiled with | |
| regards to efficacy, dosing, and access: | |
| Basic Overview from the NIH | |
| https://ncats.nih.gov/news-events/news/can-metformin-treat-COVID-19-and-prevent… | |
| Studies: | |
| Favorable Antiviral Effect of Metformin on SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load | |
| in a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of COVID-19 | |
| https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/79/2/354/7660393 | |
| Articles re above study: "U of M study finds metformin reduces | |
| COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound" | |
| https://med.umn.edu/news/u-m-study-finds-metformin-reduces-covid-19-viral-load-… | |
| />Study from former KL2 scholar finds metformin reduces COVID-19 | |
| viral load, viral rebound | |
| https://ctsi.umn.edu/news/study-former-kl2-scholar-finds-metformin-reduces-covi… | |
| Outpatient treatment of COVID-19 and incidence of post-COVID-19 | |
| condition over 10 months | |
| https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00299-2/full… | |
| Metformin is a potential therapeutic for COVID-19/LUAD by | |
| regulating glucose metabolism | |
| https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63081-0 | |
| Usage: | |
| ZeroCovidCommunity subreddit thread on immediate-release vs | |
| extended-release metformin | |
| https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroCovidCommunity/comments/1gtw0gr/notes_on_metformin… | |
| ZCC subreddit thread inviting information-sharing on the | |
| possible benefit of long-term metformin usage as a preventative | |
| for LongCovid | |
| https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroCovidCommunity/comments/1fkxego/metformin_as_preve… | |
| Access: | |
| ZCC subreddit thread on how to acquire metformin via AgelessRx | |
| https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroCovidCommunity/comments/1hmrkqk/getting_metformin_… | |
| ZCC subreddit thread on where/how to acquire paxlovid and | |
| metformin in advance | |
| https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroCovidCommunity/comments/1h7e37j/zcc_doctors_willin… | |
| />(see comment section) | |
| ZCC subreddit recommending acquiring paxlovid and metformin | |
| ahead of an infection | |
| https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroCovidCommunity/comments/1hi8prg/prepare_for_a_covi… | |
| />with tips on where and how-to | |
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